Improvement in sled-brakes



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IMPROVEMENT IN SLED-BRAKES.v

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TO ALL WHOM V1T MAY CQNOERN:

Be it known thatI, JOHN GASSIDY, of Montezuma, in the-county of Poweshiek, and State of Iowa, have inven'ted-new'and useful Improvements in Sled-Locks or Brakes; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereojwhich will enable those skilled in the art to make-and use thesame, reference being hadt'o the acccnuparrying drawing, forming part of this specification'.V Y

The drawing represents a side elevation cfa sled having my improvements attached.

This invention-refers t'b thelocking of' sleds or sleiglis when descending hills or declivities. It consists of two angularnlocking-irons, which are raised or lowered by o. lever, as will hereinafter bemore fullyl set forth.

In the drawing is shown a common sled, having pivoted thereto, at a, a pair of locking-irons, B; a eom- 'pound lever device, consisting of the lifting-bar`e, connected at one end bya link, m, to the lever `b,'thefother end of the said lifting-bar being pivoted to'an upright, I, of the sled-frame, as shown. A rectangularor other frame, as shownat n, formspat ofthe lifting-bar e, and is for the purpose ofenclosing the roller z', which connects the ends of the locking-irons. The points g, h, j, 7c, and a, are all pivot-joints, and may be varied from the construction shown by any other suitable` joints. The link m works inra slot in the fra-meuf the sled, as shown. p i 4 The red outlineshows thepo'sition ofthe parts when the locking-irons are raised and inoperative. The drawing otherwise shows these points depressed, in theiac't of hrakingor locking `the sled. The angle of the irons B, in the latter case, impinges upon the snow, and causes the motion ofthe sled to be'retardcd, or stopped completely, if desired. The roller, working within the frame u, enables the locking-irons to be raised `or depressed with facility, while the said framen permits the changed position of the roller in the two positions of the points, as shown. The locking-irons consist of one continuous bar, bent do'uble, as shown, and each cf the parts B again bent to form the angle r, thus providing a {irm and eifetivc locking-iron flor-thev purpose described. p

I am aware that sled-locks or brakes have been made, and I do not claim broadly s uch locks orbrakes; but

What I claim asnew, and' desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. The double-lockingv irons B, bent-or otherwise forming one continuous bar, allsuhstantially as shown and described, in combination with a sled or sleigh, for the purpose of retarding the progress of the' latter, all

as set forth. Y v 2. Thelifting-bar e, substantially as shown and described,vn combination with the locking-irons B B am lever b, all as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The frame n, substantially as shown and described, in ombination with the roller z', locking-irons B B,

and lifting-har e, or the equivalent thereof, all asnnd for the purpose set forth. I

4. The roller t', substantially as shown and described, in combination with thelocking-irons B B and frame n, all as andfor the -purpose set forth.

Witnesses:

MILES H; RICE, LYDIA vManns.

JOHN CASSIDY. 

